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The NYT
- Fed Fears Shake Global Markets but Fade on Wall St. May 24, 2013
  Stocks regained ground in New York after global investors were rattled by signs of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and a potential easing of central bank support for the economy. […]
- French Upset Over ‘More English’ Proposal May 24, 2013
  An effort to draw more foreign students to French universities has led to worries about “Americanization disguised as globalization.” […]
- European Commission Tables Olive Oil Rule May 23, 2013
  A plan by the European Commission to bar restaurants from serving olive oil in cruets or dipping bowls was rescinded after some members expressed outrage. […]
- I.R.S. Suspends Official at Center of Storm May 23, 2013
  Lois Lerner, the head of the tax division on exempt organizations, was put on administrative leave a day after she invoked the Fifth Amendment before a House committee. […]
- Boy Scouts to Admit Openly Gay Youths as Members May 23, 2013
  The Boy Scouts of America voted to allow openly gay youths as members, while continuing its policy of excluding openly gay adult leaders. […]
- Obama Acts to Curtail Drones May 23, 2013
  “In the face of the heckler, Obama kept his cool, in fact, he showed her and the constitution more respect that the heckler did,” writes mscullen in Berlin. […]
- The Caucus: Mark Mazzetti on Obama's Speech on Drone Policy May 23, 2013
  One outstanding question is how transparent the Obama administration will be about drone strikes in the future. […]
- Hackers Find China Is Land of Opportunity May 23, 2013
  “Chinese hackers have discovered the value of their skills and sell them at best possible price. Who’d blame them?” writes j. von hettlingen in Switzerland. […]
- European Parliament Moves to Limit Scope of Eventual U.S. Trade Deal May 23, 2013
  A resolution passed Thursday calls for an exemption for “audiovisual” industries and online media in a free-trade deal now under discussion with the United States. […]
- Funerals Begin for Oklahoma Tornado Victims May 23, 2013
  A funeral was held Thursday for a 9-year-old who died at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, in one of the state’s most destructive tornadoes in decades. […]
The Guardian
- Bridge collapse in Washington state sends cars and people into water May 24, 2013
  Part of bridge over the Skagit river gives way, with rescuers using boats to search for people in the waterThe major highway bridge linking the Washington state city of Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific north-west region collapsed late on Thursday, dumping several vehicles and the people inside into a river.The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge col […]
- Cabinet office to fly rainbow flag during Pride week May 24, 2013
  Francis Maude to show commitment to equality agenda by allowing flag to be flown from cabinet office next monthFrancis Maude is to show the government's commitment to the equality agenda by allowing the rainbow flag to be flown from the cabinet office in Whitehall during Pride week next month.David Cameron has faced criticism for attempting to distance […]
- British fraud suspect found hanged in French jail May 23, 2013
  John Steele, 38, was found by prison guards hanging in his cell on Tuesday, four days after being remanded in custodyA Briton arrested on suspicion of organised fraud has been found hanged in a French jail. John Steele, 38, was found by prison guards hanging in his cell on Tuesday, four days after he was remanded in custody.Steele, who had lived near Paris f […]
- Boy Scouts of America vote to end ban on gay youth members May 23, 2013
  Vote at annual meeting in Texas may relieve political pressure but openly gay leaders are still bannedThe Boy Scouts of America on Thursday voted to allow gay youths in the organization, partially ending a long-standing ban on accepting homosexual members. Of the 1,400 scout leaders voting at the annual meeting in Texas, more than 60% supported the proposal. […]
- George Zimmerman lawyers release data from Trayvon Martin's cellphone May 23, 2013
  Photos and texts appear to be defence team attempt to discredit killed 17-year-old ahead of Zimmerman's murder trial next monthLawyers for the accused murderer George Zimmerman released a series of texts and photographs from Trayvon Martin's cellphone on Thursday, showing the Florida teenager discussing guns, fighting and smoking marijuana.The move […]